diff --git a/inventory/sample/group_vars/k8s-cluster/k8s-cluster.yml b/inventory/sample/group_vars/k8s-cluster/k8s-cluster.yml
index c80b29684..0767927a1 100644
--- a/inventory/sample/group_vars/k8s-cluster/k8s-cluster.yml
+++ b/inventory/sample/group_vars/k8s-cluster/k8s-cluster.yml
@@ -245,10 +245,10 @@ podsecuritypolicy_enabled: false
 ## Optionally reserve resources for OS system daemons.
 # system_reserved: true
 ## Uncomment to override default values
-# system_memory_reserved: 512M
+# system_memory_reserved: 512Mi
 # system_cpu_reserved: 500m
 ## Reservation for master hosts
-# system_master_memory_reserved: 256M
+# system_master_memory_reserved: 256Mi
 # system_master_cpu_reserved: 250m
 
 # An alternative flexvolume plugin directory
diff --git a/roles/kubernetes/node/defaults/main.yml b/roles/kubernetes/node/defaults/main.yml
index e0adc0beb..b1fb2a26e 100644
--- a/roles/kubernetes/node/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/kubernetes/node/defaults/main.yml
@@ -23,12 +23,20 @@ kubelet_kubelet_cgroups: "/systemd/system.slice"
 kubelet_fail_swap_on: true
 
 # Reserve this space for kube resources
-kube_memory_reserved: 256M
+kube_memory_reserved: 256Mi
 kube_cpu_reserved: 100m
 # Reservation for master hosts
-kube_master_memory_reserved: 512M
+kube_master_memory_reserved: 512Mi
 kube_master_cpu_reserved: 200m
 
+# Set to true to reserve resources for system daemons
+system_reserved: false
+system_memory_reserved: 512Mi
+system_cpu_reserved: 500m
+# Reservation for master hosts
+system_master_memory_reserved: 256Mi
+system_master_cpu_reserved: 250m
+
 kubelet_status_update_frequency: 10s
 
 # Requests for load balancer app
diff --git a/roles/kubernetes/node/templates/kubelet-config.v1beta1.yaml.j2 b/roles/kubernetes/node/templates/kubelet-config.v1beta1.yaml.j2
index f6e62b580..bd5f0eaa3 100644
--- a/roles/kubernetes/node/templates/kubelet-config.v1beta1.yaml.j2
+++ b/roles/kubernetes/node/templates/kubelet-config.v1beta1.yaml.j2
@@ -60,19 +60,19 @@ clusterDNS:
 kubeReserved:
 {% if is_kube_master|bool %}
   cpu: {{ kube_master_cpu_reserved }}
-  memory: {{ kube_master_memory_reserved|regex_replace('Mi', 'M') }}
+  memory: {{ kube_master_memory_reserved }}
 {% else %}
   cpu: {{ kube_cpu_reserved }}
-  memory: {{ kube_memory_reserved|regex_replace('Mi', 'M') }}
+  memory: {{ kube_memory_reserved }}
 {% endif %}
 {% if system_reserved is defined and system_reserved %}
 systemReserved:
 {% if is_kube_master|bool %}
-  cpu: {{ system_master_cpu_reserved|default('250m') }}
-  memory: {{ system_master_memory_reserved|default('256M')|regex_replace('Mi', 'M') }}
+  cpu: {{ system_master_cpu_reserved }}
+  memory: {{ system_master_memory_reserved }}
 {% else %}
-  cpu: {{ system_cpu_reserved|default('500m') }}
-  memory: {{ system_memory_reserved|default('512M')|regex_replace('Mi', 'M') }}
+  cpu: {{ system_cpu_reserved }}
+  memory: {{ system_memory_reserved }}
 {% endif %}
 {% endif %}
 resolvConf: "{{ kube_resolv_conf }}"